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👉🏻 If you’re ready to expand your wealth and enhance your health, join our FREE online community for entrepreneurs.What if the thing you’re chasing isn’t outside of you, but hidden in where you place your attention?In this episode, I sit down with my spiritual teacher, Isha Ka Maharaj (Vaisesika Dasa). He became a monk at 16, spent more than five decades immersed in learning and teaching, and today leads a thriving spiritual community in Silicon Valley alongside his wife.We trace the path that led him from teenage questions about death and meaning to discovering the Bhagavad-gītā, joining an ashram, and eventually writing The Four Questions. The conversation is raw and personal, exploring how attention, purpose, and service shape not only spiritual life but everyday relationships.You’ll Learn:The reason a 16-year-old chose to leave everything behind and become a monkThe book that opened the door to deeper questions about life and deathThe link between reading the Bhagavad-gītā and finding a practical answer to the fear of deathWhy the version Bhagavad-gītā As It Is resonated more deeply than other translationsThe damage of separating spiritual philosophy from nonviolence toward all living beingsWhat it feels like to live inside an ashram as a teenager with no material responsibilitiesThe four practical questions that keep spiritual principles alive in daily lifeWhy attention is the most valuable asset and how to measure its returnThe power of a simple “not-to-do list” to stop wasting energy on what drains youHow giving full attention can instantly shift the quality of your closest relationshipsTimestamps:[00:00] Introduction[06:42] Discovering the Bhagavad-gītā and finding answers about death[13:12] Why the version Bhagavad-gītā As It Is stood out[18:52] First experiences inside the ashram at 16[23:28] Writing The Four Questions and making spiritual practice practical[29:55] The four guiding questions for daily life[36:22] Using questions to deepen relationships and communication[44:18] Practical strategies like attention, not-to-do lists, and workarounds[52:01] Why bhakti yoga focuses attention on a personal sourceWant to start a podcast like this one? Book your free podcast planning call here.Resources Mentioned:Be Here Now by Ram Dass | Book Bhagavad-gītā As It Is by A.C. Bhaktivedanta | BookBack to Godhead | WebsiteEasy Journey to Other Planets by A.C. Bhaktivedanta | BookThe Four Questions by Vaisesika Dasa | BookThe Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren | BookThe Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason | Book or AudiobookLearn more from Vaisesika Dasa:Bhakti Community | WebsiteVaisesika Dasa | WebsiteVaisesika Dasa | InstagramVaisesika Dasa | FacebookVaisesika Dasa | LinkedInVaisesika Dasa | YouTubeVaisesika Dasa | XFind more from Madhu:Madhu | InstagramMadhu | LinkedInMadhu | FacebookMadhu | YouTube
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